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本族

běnzú

Description

“本族”是指自己所在的家族或民族。

"本族" refers to one's own family or ethnic group.

这个词比较正式，常常在书里或者说传统习惯的时候用。

This word is quite formal and is often used in books or when talking about traditional customs.

Meanings

本族běnzú

one's own clan or family

这是本族的传统习惯。

This is a tradition of our ethnic group.

本族běnzú

one's own ethnic group or nationality

他很爱本族的语言和文化。

He loves the language and culture of his ethnic group.

Related words

民族家族本人族人本国

Notes

  • Etymology

    本 (one's own) + 族 (clan, ethnic group).

  • Nuance

    formal; less common in daily speech than 民族 or 家人.

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